Vancouver is the first Canadian city to join the “one book, one city” trend – a move that has publisher Douglas & McIntyre printing 5,000 new copies of Wayson Choy’s The Jade Peony.The Vancouver Public ... Read More »

With Pope John Paul II’s visit to Canada for World Youth Day only four months away, religious publisher Novalis is garnering strong sales for a tie-in title.Novalis has sold more than 10,000 copies of the ... Read More »

Penguin Canada has signed former federal cabinet minister Brian Tobin to write his memoirs. Diane Turbide, Penguin’s editorial director, says Tobin negotiated the deal without an agent. She declined to comment on the size of ... Read More »

Key Porter Books yesterday closed a deal to take on Somerville House Books’ inventory and rights. Key Porter president Diane Davy would not disclose details of the acquisition, but says it includes a financial arrangement ... Read More »

Will Ferguson is a happy man. The Calgary author is coming off a successful week-long U.K. book tour feeling vindicated: Canadians didn’t understand his novel, but English people do. Ferguson’s first novel, Generica, was published ... Read More »

A strong U.S. presence at the London Book Fair has meant more competition for Canadian publishers seeking appointments with U.K. and European counterparts. But many Canadian attendees report doing brisk business anyway. Indeed, empty tables ... Read More »

Last week the Quebec government kicked off a new round of discussions on Quebec’s reading policy with some discouraging news – recent efforts to boost reading among the public appear to have met with limited ... Read More »

Author and indie publisher Jim Munroe is bringing a savvy and irreverent marketing approach to his latest novel. In a 13-city Canada-wide tour for Everyone in Silico – which begins in Vancouver on Apr. 20 ... Read More »

While the rest of the country was dancing in the streets celebrating the Canadian men’s hockey win at the Olympics, two Canadian publishers were busy working on quickie books about the gold-winning Olympians.Stewart House began ... Read More »

Badami, Richler to compete for Orange Prize – Canadian writers extended their hot streak on European award lists this morning: two were named to the longlist for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction. Anita Rau ... Read More »